A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
[water running]
[chattering outside]
[kids chattering]
[young man] Hey, Hakan, you want a simit?
PROFESSION MAG FAYSAL ERDEM - SULTAN OF SUCCESS
[dramatic music playing]
FAYSAL ERDEM - SULTAN OF SUCCESS THIS MONTH'S ISSUE
[chattering]
[speaking indistinctly]
Zeynep?
[Zeynep] I'll give you an extension, but...
Okay? You've gotta keep up.
[student] Can you make it due in a week and a half?
- A week and a half. - Oh, thank you.
Zeynep?
Who are you, a student?
[chuckles]
Who am I?
Zeynep, don't you remember me?
Uh, no. I'm sorry. I gotta get to class.
Zeynep, wait. Don't you know me?
It's me, Hakan. What's going on?
Get off of me.
- [Hakan] Zeynep. - Don't touch me, asshole.
[Hakan] You still have the tattoo, which means you're still a Loyal One.
What's going on? Tell me what's happening. Faysal's still alive.
- He's all over the city. - [Zeynep] All right!
All right, all right, I'll explain.
Yes, I do know you.
I actually know you better than you might think.
Come.
[thunder crashes]
[Zeynep] The night you killed the Immortals,
Faysal was somehow able to escape.
And by the time the Loyal Ones realized he was still alive,
the whole cycle had started again.
The shirt, the dagger, the ring, everything.
As the centuries went by, no one was able to stop Faysal.
His power just continued to grow. It looked like you were our only hope.
Papa believed that one day you would come and save us from Faysal
and finally end the war here.
But you needed to wake up first.
So, they hid you.
We all started to prepare for what would happen when you returned.
Zeynep, listen to me. I'm back and I'm here.
I'm ready to fight. What are we waiting for?
Hakan...
that's over for us.
Over?
How can it be over?
Faysal is still alive. Out there, alive!
And you're telling me you've given up?
Zeynep, something's not right here.
What's going on?
The Zeynep I knew wouldn't stop fighting these Immortals for one fucking minute!
You'd sit up all night making plans.
What happened to you, huh?
What's changed?
Look, I know you don't understand,
but I'm late and I really need to get to class.
I have to go.
Zeynep.
Do the other Loyal Ones feel the same way as you? Huh?
Tell me where they are. Maybe they'll help me.
Hakan, leave it! We've suffered enough!
We already lost everything.
We made a deal with him to end this.
- You made a deal with him? - Yes.
What deal?
[thunder crashing]
[Hakan scoffs]
With Faysal?
Zeynep, are you fucking listening to yourself?
What's this deal, Zeynep? Huh?
You think Faysal will honor this deal with you?
He's been honoring it for years already.
Look, I made a promise, and I'm going to keep it, you hear me?
You have to drop this. Just let us live in peace.
[Hakan] Zeynep, you can stay here,
but I'm going after Faysal, and you can't stop me.
[man] He's found Zeynep. He's trying to get her to help.
[Faysal] And how is she responding?
[man] She doesn't seem open to the idea.
They're arguing, but I can't hear exactly what they're saying.
[Faysal] Hmm.
[man] Is there anything else you want me to do? Should I grab them, or...?
[Faysal] Just keep your eye on them.
Look, I get it. I understand why you're so upset here, I do.
But there's nothing for you to do anymore. The fight is over.
I'm asking you, please,
just let it go and leave. It's done.
Let us live in peace, Hakan.
[chattering]
[Zeynep] All right, everyone, today we'll be covering...
- Excuse me. - ...art and cultural activities...
[Hakan] Excuse me!
- ...during the rise of the-- - Excuse me, I have a question.
Fine.
What makes a hero?
A hero...
is someone who is able to display courage despite the presence of fear.
Isn't it someone who defeats the bad guy?
That was so good.
Not someone who lets the bad guy get away.
If there's already a fight, then that's true,
but they don't need to start one with them.
Shouldn't the hero act if he knows something will happen?
Heroes don't create situations. Situations create the heroes.
Shouldn't a hero always continue to fight the evil he knows exists?
[Zeynep] No.
Not unless the hero wants to be responsible for causing chaos.
All right, that's enough. Let me get back to the lecture.
You should remember that real heroes
can let go of that part of themselves and return to normal
when they're no longer needed.
Heroes who refuse to let go put others in danger
because of their selfishness.
[sighs]
I don't agree with that.
CLASSICAL AGE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
I think you've buried your head so deep, you can't see the truth.
Please be honest. Look around you.
I apologize for interrupting your lecture.
But our history is actually written by the heroes
whose names you don't even remember.
Have a good class.
[door closes]
You'll need to have it by the time we meet up next week.
- See you then. - [student] Okay, thanks. See you later.
[Zeynep] Why can't you let this go?
What should I do? This is too important to let go.
Okay. Come with me.
[Faysal] Good. Keep an eye on them.
Hmm.
So, you finally made it back to us, Protector.
You finally remembered who you are.
Looks like nothing's changed.
You haven't seen everything yet.
A key was hung up each time a Loyal One was killed.
It became a tradition.
Do you see how many of our people we've lost?
Does a hero let his friends die for no reason?
Is this fight worth all of these lives?
One night, he came...
and just murdered everyone.
Five years ago.
Neşet, my dad...
Your dad, Kemal. Sami...
Ceylan...
Everyone.
He offered to make a deal.
If we stopped fighting, so would he,
and Istanbul would be safe.
Hakan,
if you go after him now, you'll put Istanbul, and us, in danger again.
That's not true.
He won't stop.
He's just been waiting for me.
Waiting for me to come back.
I need to find my shirt and dagger as soon as possible, Zeynep.
You're wrong. You don't get it.
Doesn't matter. You can go, but I won't help you.
I would give anything to be wrong.
Believe me. But I know the Immortals much better than you do.
Faysal won't stop anything.
Yes, he may stop for a while, get confused,
but the evil inside of him will always come out in the end.
Because he isn't like us, Zeynep. He belongs to the Darkness.
I've seen Istanbul under his control.
I'd rather be in hell than have to witness all that again.
Okay. If you're really not gonna help me,
at least get rid of the cameras he's put up to spy on you.
And since we left the university, we've been followed by a mustached guy.
Watch out for him, too.
Even if you're not gonna fight, you still need to protect yourself.
[vehicle approaches, then stops]
[car doors open, then close]
You're coming with us.
Faysal Redim wants to talk.
Help our friend in the car, please.
Let's go.
[man groans]
[upbeat music playing]
[panting]
[sighs]
Kid, why are you doing this to yourself?
Look at you.
All out of breath, you're soaking wet
And you're tiring yourself out for no reason.
All we're asking you to do is just talk to our boss, all right?
Come on.
You can catch your breath on the way.
Help our friend into the car.
No bullshit.
Zeynep.
Where are they?
Where are the talismans?
We need to leave. Let him go.
You know what I'm talking about!
The talismans that asshole Faysal stole from me.
Talk.
Take it easy. Do you mean that old shirt and dagger?
- Exactly. - What do you need with that crap anyway?
Hakan, we really need to go now.
[man] All right, just listen.
Let go. I'll talk. Let go. Just let go.
This is what I got. Faysal bought some old shop to get them,
then he buried them under his building.
- [Hakan] Tell me what building. - Come on.
Come on. We need to go. We need to go.
- Move. - Stay away from me.
[sighs]
We're safe.
What was that?
I said I thought we should honor the deal, but I'm still a Loyal One.
We shouldn't hang around here. Come on.
Come on.
What?
- I think you owe me an apology. - Really?
We don't have time for this shit. They'll be here any second.
Hmm.
[sighs]
All right.
You were right about Faysal coming after you.
Mm?
I'm sorry.
- Okay, Hakan? - That's okay.
So, where are we going?
To Papa's pharmacy.
We may find something there that can help us with this.
That's a good plan.
[Zeynep] Because nobody knows the truth except for a few Loyal Ones,
the stories have continued to change and shift over time.
But the love between the Vizier and the Protector has become legend.
Legend? You mean like Layla and Majnun?
[chuckles]
It's more like a story about two people whose love was so strong
that even death couldn't separate them.
Not just a love story about an Immortal and a Protector.
Good for them.
Harun and Valeriya, they really deserved a happy ending.
This is the knife your father gave you?
You can have it.
I can't take this.
Hakan, look.
I've been running away from my responsibilities for a very long time.
If Papa were alive, he never would have ever agreed to make a deal with Faysal.
I live with this guilt every day.
All right.
It's your call.
But for the record, I don't think you made the wrong choice.
Continuing to fight him would have put you in danger.
What if something had happened to you?
What would I have done, hung out by myself?
A Protector without a Loyal One? Hmm?
I don't think we're gonna find anything here.
[Zeynep] Hold on, wait. I think I may have found something.
What is it?
[Zeynep] Yeah.
FAYSAL ERDEM IS GIVING HISTORY A HELPING HAND
The man that attacked you was telling the truth.
Faysal took over the management of a historical site
shortly after he got all the talismans. It's under his building.
It's in the cisterns.
Justinian?
That's right.
[Hakan] This is where they all met the night I made them human.
[Zeynep] If there'd been such a place in the cistern
during Mehmed's reign, I would have known about it.
Did you know about the tunnels underneath the cistern?
- There's tunnels? - [Hakan] See?
Before, Faysal took over the restoration of Hagia Sophia
because his secrets were hidden underneath.
- I think this place is worth checking out. - You're the Protector. Let's go.
Well, sir, we did as you asked. We found the guy.
Uh, as you instructed, I was really very civil.
I said that you wanted to talk to him about something.
He wouldn't listen, then he tried to run.
We traced him through the narrow streets for half an hour, almost.
And our cars, you know, they're big, and it's difficult to park them.
I was worried and I didn't want the cars to be towed.
So, what did you do?
We managed not to get them towed.
We didn't move the cars, and decided to chase him on foot.
We were able to corner him on the street.
Tekin, what did you do with him?
What did you do?
In the end, I told the guy what you wanted me to tell the guy.
Is there anything else?
Yes, there is.
You don't work here anymore.
Get out.
But, sir...
[Faysal] Go.
Go on, get out. Wander around, enjoy the city.
Perhaps fall in love,
if you can manage to.
Hmm.
But my advice to you...
Start a new life now.
And you should just give up on this line of work.
But I've never done anything else but this job.
I don't want to leave you.
Hmm.
There you go.
This is yours.
What's this?
My severance?
Mm.
It'll be okay.
But I promise you, Tekin, money won't bring you happiness.
Go on.
[Hakan] Justinian first met with the Darkness
at this location to ask for help putting down the uprising.
That's when they made a deal
and the Darkness sent the Immortals to Istanbul to help him.
Are those the Nika riots?
Yeah.
But the Immortals didn't just leave after they stopped the riots.
The Darkness was upset, so...
they remained in the city and began causing more trouble.
Because Justinian broke the agreement?
Exactly, right.
He backed out of the deal.
But before the other Immortals could come,
he blocked off the room and built the cistern over it
to try and close the portal.
Why didn't the Immortals leave Istanbul?
Well, they tried,
but the Darkness wouldn't let them leave.
It forbade them from returning home until they destroyed Istanbul
and its people suffered.
That's why they've been attacking Istanbul for centuries.
So, they're just poor souls that have been trapped here ever since.
Yes. But they exist here to serve the Darkness.
Never forget that.
Fucking Darkness.
The sundial.
Could this be it here?
- What's here? - The door.
[Zeynep] Do you think it still works?
I'm going to try it.
[clicking]
[gasps]
Looks like it worked.
The Vizier's symbol.
Each symbol belongs to a different Immortal.
It's like an Immortal cemetery.
Exactly.
Hakan.
Hmm?
[gasps] Stop! Stop!
- [device beeping] - [Zeynep] Oh, fuck. Look at your leg.
Must have set a trap for you.
Oh, shit, it's burning. Fuck, it's burning!
- Don't touch it! - [shouts]
What's happening?
- [Zeynep] I can't believe this. - I thought they couldn't be destroyed.
[Zeynep sighs]
What are we gonna do now?
That looks like the logo for Faysal's company.
[Harun] What's this medallion? Was it my father's?
This symbol...
This symbol is the same as the one on Harun's father's medallion.
The first Protector.
But...
Faysal...
This means that he's Harun's father.
All the Protectors,
every one of us...
are descendents of Faysal.
You know what? I've hated you as much as I have loved you.
I know we've hurt...
Hurt each other very, very deeply.
I've wanted to end this, be done, but my heart wouldn't let you go.
I wanted to destroy you, but...
I couldn't do that.
I tried to accept you,
giving up on myself, but doing that, I just couldn't sleep at night.
But now I beg you. Please, please...
You have to...
let me go.
[sobbing]
Just release your hold on me.
[Hakan] I'd hoped when I woke up, I'd have a new life.
When I came back...
I don't know.
My mom...
and my dad...
all the people I loved.
What has changed?
Nothing.
And now I find out that Faysal
is the only reason I exist.
Great.
So what?
Fuck Faysal.
You are Hakan Demir, yeah?
The Protector, defender of Istanbul.
A legend that has been talked about by every generation.
Zeynep...
I'm not giving up.
Just...
I don't know how to win this war.
Hakan, how many Immortals have you killed without the shirt on, or using the dagger?
Clearly the power is inside you.
You can win without them.
[phone beeps]
PRIVATE NUMBER
"I'm waiting for Hakan at the Port of Haydarpaşa."
Faysal.
This is a thing. Come on. What are we waiting for? Let's go.
You're not coming.
Why not?
Because he only wants to see me.
He wants us to be alone.
That's been his plan all along.
Okay, but just because that's what he--
Zeynep, this is no longer a war between Immortals and Protectors.
It's something personal now.
Please.
- Zeynep. - Don't.
Hakan, don't you make a scene
and turn this into some big, dramatic goodbye.
You literally just met me.
Thank you.
Goodbye.
[dramatic music playing]
Faysal!
Welcome, Hakan.
Why did you call me here?
Don't do anything stupid.
We're just going to talk. Just talk.
There's nothing to talk about.
Here.
I'm standing right here.
Make your move.
Hakan, please.
Please, just listen.
You should have died with the others.
You're not the only one who went back
and found out more than they should have, Hakan.
You knew the elixir was on the key, didn't you?
I realized what was happening too late,
or you can be sure I would've also saved my Rüya.
Having worked with Okhan to create it,
I recognized the smell of the elixir.
But by that point, there was nothing to do but save myself.
And that is why I've been all alone for the last 600 years.
[scoffs]
Alone?
What more do you want out of your life
that your wealth and power couldn't get you, Faysal?
Hakan, since you killed all the other Immortals,
immortality has only been a curse.
You know what it's like to be alone.
The Darkness has trapped me here. There's no happy ending for me.
Why are you telling me all this, Faysal?
So that you know the truth about me.
Only you can save me from this curse, Hakan.
- Because I have your blood in my veins? - Mm-hm.
Believe me, I didn't know at first either.
Apparently she was pregnant with Harun when I left her.
[chuckles]
Maybe it's fitting that I'm the start of the Protector bloodline, hmm?
I knowingly gave humans the only weapon that could be used against us.
Anyway...
[clears throat]
Now I need you to use that weapon one last time, Hakan.
- What do you want? - It's very simple.
It's my blood that flows through your veins.
Just put your hand around my neck...
and save me.
Do it.
Come on.
You have to do this because you owe it to me.
Hakan, we are a family.
Put your hands around my throat and release me.
A family?
It's not just blood that makes a family, Faysal.
You're not really going to let someone
who's taken everything from you, killed everyone you love
and left you all alone remain alive, are you, Hakan?
[gasps]
I'm gonna destroy you, and end the Immortals forever!
What's happening?
What are you doing?
Let go of me. Let go!
Let go of my hand!
Fucker!
What's happening to me?
What is this? What's wrong with my hand?
What's going on?
Hakan! Do you understand what you've done?
Did you think this war could really be over that easily?
- Faysal, what's happening? - Hakan, it's all over for you now!
The Immortal inside you is awake.
- What? - Before very long, you'll be just like us.
No. It can't be.
You are now Istanbul's greatest threat, Hakan!
How do you enjoy my little plan?
No, I can't. No!
I can't.
- No. No, I will never be one of you. - Don't try to resist its power!
My blood and the Darkness allowed you to use the talismans.
Huh?
Accept the truth and bow down to the Darkness!
Never!
Never. Never. I won't. No.
Soon it will take over your whole body,
then it will take over your mind.
You'll start thinking like it.
And what if I don't kill you?
It'll make no difference.
We'll continue to ravage Istanbul together, as a family.
[woman] The power to stop the Darkness flows inside you.
[Neset] Never doubt who you are.
Follow your destiny.
[woman] The power is inside you.
I'll never be one of you.
I've dedicated the power inside me to good.
And as long as I have faith,
the dagger will exist.
Your true self is already awake, Hakan. You don't have a choice.
The Darkness may be awakened inside me.
But as long as I have the dagger, I can still stop myself.
Power and strength wait for you here, Hakan.
Faysal Erdem was your hero, and now you can join him.
That was then.
I'd rather die than allow myself to hurt...
Istanbul as an Immortal.
Hakan...
Istanbul is not worth that kind of sacrifice.
Don't do this.
[grunts, then gasps]
[Hakan] I will.
I will do this.
But you won't be around anymore to fucking see it!
[groaning]
[chuckles]
You're finally free from all this.
There won't be any Immortals left in this city.
That includes me.
[grunting]
[cheerful music playing]
[Hakan] Hey, how you doing?
All right.
Hey, Stan, how's it going? Hey, little guy.
[speaking indistinctly]
[whistles]
Hey. Hey.
- Let me get a tea. Put it on my tab, huh? - Sure.
[men] Hey!
[Hakan] Good morning.
Hakan.
Come here.
I don't need to know my future anymore.
Take care, now.
[whistling to music on radio]
[door bell jingles]
[woman] I'm looking for something unique
and was told you specialize in hard-to-find pieces.
I'm looking for a special piece for a very special client.
It's a precious Ottoman artifact,
a shirt that legend says has mystical properties.
[Hakan] We seem to be all sold out of magic shirts.
But if you want, I can give you this instead.
This won't do.
[both chuckle]
Okay.
How about this, then?
Mm! Hakan!
We're not gonna do this in the middle of your store in the Grand Bazaar.
What? No one's coming.
- What are you doing? - Business is dead anyway.
[Zeynep] Yeah. No. Follow me.
Anywhere.
[Zeynep chuckles]